Child&#39;s vehicle



F. l.A SCHULTZ.

cHILD's VEHLCLE. APPLICATION FILED APRA, 1922.

Patented Dec.,12,1922.

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CHL'D'S VEHICLE. APPLICAUON FILED AFR. 4, 1922- 1,43@,26?, 't PatentedD60. 12, 1922.

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Patented Dec. l2, i922.

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teatri A" FRANK r. sonoma, onnrrriwaunnn, wisconsin, nssicfnon orcnn-Hann To .rosnrnv A; nnmscraor sirnnoveaiv, wrsooivsrn.`

CHILDS VEHOLE.

application aies. april a,

ToaZZ 'whom t may concern: M

Be it known that l, FRANK l?. Scrrnnrz, a citizen of the United States,and resident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State oflVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inChildrens Vehicles; and I do hereby declarethat the following is aulL-clear, and eXactde-v scription thereof. .i

The invention'relates to toys oi a tricycle type having the appearanceoi an aeroplane. vit comprises a. body simulating a plane in appearanceand'cut away centrally to permit theoperators feet to act on pedals forpropelling the device, a steering ywheel being conveniently located andadapted to turn the single rear wheel forsteering purposes. v

' A primary vobject of the invention is the adaptingo'f parts having theappearance of an aeroplane to a propulsiva and steering mechanism,whereby a childs toy results that may be readily and convenientlyoperated. rlhe arrangement is such that there is no danger of injury tothe child' from pro-y jecting parts, and the steering mechanism isconveniently disposed so that the device is at all times within perfectcontrol` rlhe structure, simulating an aeroplane, does not obstruct thevision of the occupant of the vehicle and the general appearance oi thede" vice is such as to make it highly attractive *to children.

An object of the construction is provision of means whereby vthe to-ymay bey steered by the moving oi a single rear wheel on a verticalpivot. By a system of levers and links this wheel is rotatable by meansof a steering wheel and the utilization of merely one wheel makes forsimplicity ot construction and ease of manufacture.

An object of thev structure is. the provision of means for storingarticles, the rear of the device being hollow and provided with a lid.rlhis feature isl attractive to children.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, my invention resides in the novel construction,combination and arrangement of parts, substantially as hereinafterdescribed and more particularlydeiined by the appendand moreparticularly defined by the appended claim,it being understood 'thatsuch herein disclosed invention may be made as come within the scope ofthe claim.l

1922. serial no. 549,373.

i' ln the accompanying` drawing, `I have illustrated' vone completeexample .of "the physical embodinment` of the presentinvention`constructed according vto the best `mode I 'have so 'far devised 'orthe practical ap'pli-` I cation of which:

Figure .1 is a plan view of the "novel toy. l Figure'f2 is a,longitudinal section thereof on the line 2 --2 of Figure 1. f Figure' 3isa bottom plan. l i. l Figure 4L is a detailot' the steering mechanism,and Figure 5 isa 5`5k oiligure 3. v `Longitaidinal body member 1() isprovided with lfront trame member 1 1 suplthe `principles thereof, 'andin therefromL,` and a dash 12 rigid therewith and vertical section onthe'flinej y 4 ported thereby and upwardly extending y extendingupwardly therefrom;V ffli'hoo'ddl i having a shape, such asis commoninr` aeroplanes, isextendedover iront frame memberl 11 and dafshfl), andrigid with front lrarnem'ember 11 is aboss 11i supportinga propellerrotatable ion a pivot 16 extendthrough 'the'boss Planes/17 'and 18extend transversely of the device and arev made rigid witheach other attheir ends by spacers` 19. Extending rearwardly from hood 13 are sidemembers 20rigid with body member 10 and continuous with a housingopening therein adapted Ito be covered by vided with ahandl-e 24. Seat25 extends transverse oi the vehicle andis continuons'y v with back 26which, together witht housing A v21, forms a complete receptacle inwhich the child may place toys" or other articles.

Housing 21 terminates in a` downwardly directed wall 27 'from whichvanes28'eX- tend rearwardly in a horizontal plane, vane 29 extendingupwardly therefrom in avertical plane. Body member 10 is apertured tolreceive ajournal 30, rigid .with a shank 31, the upward movement ofwhich, with respect to body member 10, is limited by' a collar 32 andthe downward movement of which 'is limited by transverse pin 33contacting with i an apertured disc 34. Shank 31 is provided with a fork35 in which.; rear wheel 36 kis mounted to rotate. Secured to shank 31isl an arm 37 having an opening therein tore- 85 21 having the generalshape of the upper part of va fuselage. Thehousing 21 has an ceive theshank and screw 38 threaded or adjustment against the shaft. Arm 37 ispivoted at 39 -to link l0 which at il is pivoted to bell crank lever 4-2rotatable on pinfl supported by body member 10. Bell crank lever fir-2is pivoted at 4:4 to link 4:5, which at i6 is pivoted to arm 4:7 rigidWith steering shaft LS mounted to rotate in an opening in plate 49,which is bent and secured by screws 40 to dash l2.

lThe lowerv end of shaft i8 is rotatably mounted in support 5l securedby flange 52 to body member l and toppla'lne 18. l Steering,` wheel isconveniently positioned for rotation by` a driver sitting on seat 25,Whose back may be supported by bac-k 26 and Who is enabled to see overplane 1T. To plane 18 brackets 54 are secured in which shaft 55 ismounted to rotate being provided With deformations o receiving theapertured ends otlinks 5i' on which 'are pedals 58 disposedimn'iediately below opening,` 59 in body member l0. 0bviously,'on therotation of the steering Wheel to the right, the levers and linkscooperating' with Wheel 36 rotate on journal soi that the vehicle.

travels to the right. Similarly, in reverse movementof steering wheel58, a corresponding movement is imparted tothe toy. The arm 47, link 45,and bell crank lever 42 have loose connections so that there is noimpedance to the free rotation of shaft 48. The links 57 swing on arms59, Which at 60 are pivoted to supports 6l so that the movement of thepedals is operative to rotate shaft 55. `W heels are rigid With shaft 55nasse@ so that the operation of pedals 58 propels the vehicle.

it will thus be apparent that a child on seat 25 will be enabled toconveniently operate the device, his range of vision being`unobstructed,free movement being permitted his legs and reliable operationbeinginsured. The steeringmechanism is Within ready control andtherparts are such as to eliminate possibility of danger to an operator.

ln a. toy of the chtssdescribed, 'the combination or a body having' thegeneral appearalnee of an aeroplane, a pair of vfront wheels, a rearWheel, a iforlrfor said rear Wheel, a journal on fork received in anopening in the bottom of said body, a collar limiting' the upwardmovement of said journal in said opening, means for preventing thedownward movement Aofsa'id rjournal thru said opening, a rigid membersecured.

below sain collar, a link pivoted to said rigid member, a bell crankpivoted to the other end of said link, said bell Crank being pivotedtothe bottnnoi said body, a's'econd link pivoted to the other arm ofysaid bell crank, a rod pivoted to the end'oiC said'seeond link, asteering shaft rigid With saidvrod, a steering wheel for rotatiiig Asaidshaft, and means secured to said body for 'supplying av bearing 'forsaid shaft. p

in testimony that l claim the iioregoingl have hereunto Vset my hand vatll/iiilvvankee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of lWis cousin. y vy v FRANK P. SCHULTZ.

